It seems clear that the old paper based voting systems will eventually go the way of the dinosaur. However, in this year's US election, the use of e-voting systems is still in its infancy and there are certain to be issues come out of their use. Systems being used in some of the states are simply touch screen systems with no paper trail. This can work Ok provided the electronic controls are iron clad. At this point in the evolution of such systems it may be premature to reply on the systems to this extent. Lets hope they work well enought to enable a President to be picked unambiguously. Voting technology 2008